from Arrian. 6 1 



object, will be ipoiledi A perfon, there- 

 fore, ihould be appointed to take the com- 

 mand of the fport, arid the greyhounds 

 being in flips, two together, he fhould give 

 thefe orders, ** If the Hare takes this way, 

 " you loofe yours, and no one elfe ; if that 

 '* way, you yours;" and thefe orders 

 fhould be punctually obeyed. 



The Gauls, fometimes, when courfing, 

 mix their finders with the greyhounds; 

 and, while thefe try, the others are led by 

 the hand at a little diftance, taking care to 

 lead the good dogs where the Hare is moft 

 likely to come, that they may be let gO 

 when fhe runs off, and here the greyhounds 

 fupply the ufe of Xenophon's netSk. But^ 

 by this method, the courfe is irregular, and 

 the Hare^ however flout fhe may be, is fo 

 much alarmed by the cry of the dogs, that, 

 if fhe is not a confiderable way before, fhe 

 is fo confufed, that fhe will eafily be caught j 

 therefore, whoever lets flip a good dog, 

 fhould not do it while flie is aflonifhed, but 

 let her make her firfl ring before he loofes 

 him, unlefs he means to fpoil the diverfion. 



It is not right to loofe the greyhounds at 



a young 



